Barrier or fence against locusts



Se t. 6 192 p 7 N. G. MARENGO BARRIER' OK'FENCE AGAINST LOCUSTS Filed June 19. 1925 mamarm o :1InIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII MNIIIIII! INVENTOR.

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Patented Se t. 6, 1927.

NATALIO GUILLERMO MARENGO, OF BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.

BARRIER OR FENCE AGAINST LOCUSTS.

. Application filed June 19, 1925, Serial No.

The present invention has reference generally to protecting fences and more particularly relates'to a fence or barrier for preventing the movement of locusts and like insects along the ground.

The invention as the primary aim and object contemplates the provision of a fence of the above character embodying sections of improved construction having means at their respective ends for facilitating engagement with each other while coacting with the eugagingmeans and improved means for locking the sections or plates together and for maintaining them in an erect-position.

Other objects as Well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more readily apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims forming a part of this application.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the -accompanying drawings, in which: I

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective View of a portion of the fence,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view, and I Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the arrangement shown in' Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views to indicate corresponding parts. 0

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings there is provided a fence which'is constructed of a plurality of sections preferably in the form ofrectangular plates 1 and these plates have apertured ears 2 struck out'therefrom adjacent one end while the opposite end of each section 1 is provided with spaced horizontal slots 3 positioned so that when adjacent edges of the two plates 1 are arranged in overlapping arrangement the ears pass through the slots 3 and serve to prevent relative vertical movement of the plates.

In order to lock the plates and to prevent lateral movement relative to each other there is provided an elongated prong .4 which is adapted to be passed through the apertures 5 in the ears, the upper end of the prong being bent upon itself to provide a hook 6 38,387; and" ill Argentina m 1a, 1925.

which is engaged about the overlaspingportions of the plates at the upper e es while the lower end projects beyond t e lower edges of the plate and is adapted for engagement with the ground so as to maintain the plates forming the In this COH-DQCUOII apertures 51n ears fence in an erect position. it is to be noted that the 2 are positioned in proximity' to the inner portions of the cars so that when the prong is engaged therethrough it.is positioned in closely spaced relation to the face of the adjacent plate 1 and acts to prevent' relative latera l movement of the plates.

It is of course apparent that several plates are fastened in a similar manner to constitute a fence which may be easily and quickly applied at the desired place and likewise may be readily disassembled. One important features of the arrangement is that a small number of parts can of the e readily set up or taken down and are of such size and shape that they may be readily packed to occupy a small space when being transported.

It is a further detailed believed in view of the foregoing that description of the opera- .tion of the invention is entirely unnecessary.

Likewise it is believed that the advantages of the invention will be ap arent.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is A fence of the character described, including a plurality of sections, aligning ears projecting horizontally from one of said sections and engaged adjacent the end of the adjacent section for holding the sections in overlapping relation, and a combined latching and supporting element in the form of a prong engaged vertically through said aligning ears for preventing disengagement of the sections-and forv holding the sections in' an erect position and the upper end of the prong being constructed to engage the upper edges of the sections to prevent relative lateral movement thereof.

2. A fence of the character described, embodying a plurality of rectangular metallic plates each of which is provided adjacent one edge with spac ing' apertured ears ed horizontal slots,alignstruck out from the plate 7 g b opposite end thereof and adapt I holding the adjacent plates together and havin the upper end embracing the overlappe edges of the adiacent plates and the lower portion Froj'ecting beyond the lower edges of the p ates and adapted to be engaged with the ground to facilitate the maintena'nce of the fence in .an eiect'position.

Signed at Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic, this 31 st day of March, A. D. 1925.

'N. G.'MARENGO. 

